for now let's just leave this alone, maybe there is a real, proper way to fix this

engine/server/library/serverGame/src/shared/object/CreatureObject.cpp

@@ -1773,28 +1773,17 @@ void CreatureObject::initializeFirstTimeObject()
 	//-- Get ourselves into a reasonable locomotion state.
 	updateMovementInfo();
 
+	// create the default weapon
+	initializeDefaultWeapon();
+
+	// set the current weapon
+	WeaponObject * weapon = getReadiedWeapon();
+	if (weapon != NULL)
+		setCurrentWeapon(*weapon);
+
 	//Quick error check since all creatures should have a default weapon
-        std::string creature = getTemplateName();
-
-	//transport shuttles and other animated ships are "Creatures" but don't need weapons
-	//and throw warns if we try to give them one
-	//in their templates, most are marked "HACK" so let's just silence stuff for those
-        if (creature.find("object/creature/npc/theme_park") == std::string::npos)
-        {
-		// create the default weapon
-		initializeDefaultWeapon();
-
-		// set the current weapon
-		WeaponObject * weapon = getReadiedWeapon();
-		if (weapon != NULL)
-			setCurrentWeapon(*weapon);
-
-		//Quick error check since all creatures should have a default weapon
-        	std::string creature = getTemplateName();
-
-		WARNING_STRICT_FATAL(!getDefaultWeapon(), ("Creature %s (%s) has no default "
-			"weapon", getNetworkId().getValueString().c_str(), getTemplateName()));
-	}
+	WARNING_STRICT_FATAL(!getDefaultWeapon(), ("Creature %s (%s) has no default "
+		"weapon", getNetworkId().getValueString().c_str(), getTemplateName()));
 
 	const ServerCreatureObjectTemplate * myTemplate = safe_cast<const ServerCreatureObjectTemplate *>(getObjectTemplate());
 	Unicode::String newName = NameManager::getInstance().generateRandomName(ConfigServerGame::getCharacterNameGeneratorDirectory(), myTemplate->getNameGeneratorType());
@@ -3020,7 +3009,7 @@ void CreatureObject::initializeDefaultWeapon()
 		if (weaponTemplate == NULL)
 		{
 			WARNING(true, ("Creature template %s has no valid default weapon!", getTemplateName()));
-		
+
 			// try to use the fallback weapon
 			weaponTemplate = dynamic_cast<ServerWeaponObjectTemplate const *>(ObjectTemplateList::fetch(ConfigServerGame::getFallbackDefaultWeapon()));
 
@@ -3030,15 +3019,12 @@ void CreatureObject::initializeDefaultWeapon()
 		WeaponObject * const weapon = safe_cast<WeaponObject *>(ServerWorld::createNewObject(*weaponTemplate, *this, s_defaultWeaponSlotId, false));
 
 		if (weapon != NULL)
-		{
 			weapon->setAsDefaultWeapon(true);
-		}
-#ifdef _DEBUG
 		else
 		{
 			WARNING_STRICT_FATAL(true, ("CreatureObject::initializeDefaultWeapon unable to create default weapon %s for creature %s", weaponTemplate->getName(), getNetworkId().getValueString().c_str()));
 		}
-#endif
+
 		weaponTemplate->releaseReference();
 	}
 }